Yep. It’s that time. Summer.
Yep. It’s that time. Summer. Hope you tied up a bundle of good ones this past winter. Because it is time. Summer. Dry fly action. Headhunting is in vogue here on the Mo. Epic? Not yet. Good enough to find…
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TBT Jim Arkin Waiting
TBT Jim Arkin Waiting Waiting for the PMD spinner fall in 2010. Jim Arkin patiently watching and waiting for it to happen. Will it happen this weekend? Ohhh, maybe.
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Covid Vax Clinic May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp
Covid Vax Clinic Tomorrow May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp Thursday May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drive-thru. General Population 12+. Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines available. (Must be 18+ for Moderna and…
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Greater Helena Gives
Greater Helena Gives UMOWA Greater Helena Gives is live. Check out the site and donate today. All proceeds go to our local Watershed Group. Give today. Check out UMOWA.org for add’l info and check out the studies page too.
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Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21
Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21 Short and sweet update from this afternoon. Sunny. Bugs lift from the water quickly when the sun shines. Add a bit of breeze and total time mayflies are on the surface is…
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Drift Boat 101 Clinic April 24th Craig Montana
We, Adipose Boatworks et al, are really excited to host the popular Drift Boat 101 Clinic again this year. Last year we had to cancel due to COVID, but believe that we can hold the clinic and keep everyone safe. If you…
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JAV Fruit Roll Up Fly Tying Kit and Video
JAV Fruit Roll Up Fly Tying Kit and Video Fly Tying Friday here in downtown Craig Montana. Unless you are fishing. Then tie flies tomorrow. A great 12 month fly here on the Mo is the Fruit Roll Up. A…
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Tuesday. February.
Tuesday. February. Tuesday. February. Re-tooling. Re-fitting. Refining. Summer will be here soon. Craig will be bouncin.’ Take the time to prepare your self and gear for when that happens. Reminder: The fish don’t care that you got a new fly…
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Hot Dog…The Movie Trailer
Hot Dog The Movie Trailer For fellas from John and Mark’s generation that worked in the ski business Hot Dog The Movie plays out the fantasy of what got males into the industry. Some of it is true. Most of…
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Mid February Fishing Report
Mid February Fishing Report Richard writes the Headhunters Fly Shop Mid February Fishing Report today The last several weeks showed us that Montana is no place for the faint of heart during winter months. Daily air temps have been struggling…
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TBT 2010 HH Fly Shop
TBT 2010 HH Fly Shop Headhunters Fly Shop nearing year 14 here in Craig. This image shot in 2010. Great times then, great times to come. Live it.
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Seasons of the Mo
Seasons of the Mo We love the winter season. A slower pace of life. Time moves slower. Winter can do that to a feller. Time to think about… …the Seasons of Fishing. How different they are. How enjoyable the summer…
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Endless Winter
Endless Winter The Swing fishing is good. Endless Winter still has a long ways to go. Stop by for any trout spey gear you need. Montana’s 2HTROUT HQ. Open daily during the Endless Winter.
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Hanging out with the horses. Swinging. Winter on the Missouri River. Quiet. Unless you whisper horse.
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Cancelled! Polar Plunge Craig Montana High Noon New Year’s Day 2021
Cancelled!! Polar Plunge Craig Montana High Noon New Year’s Day 2021 Cancelled!! Yep. Groups of 25 or better not allowed yet. So, this event has been cancelled. We’ll have to see you next year!! Come get your split shots or your…
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Last Minute Gift – Echo Gecko
We just received a bunch of Echo Gecko Kits for that young angler looking to get into the quiet sport. We’ve been out of stock for a couple of months, and these will likely go quick. The Echo Gecko is…
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Friday Foto Swing Pic
Friday Foto Swing Pic We’re out there swinging daily. And fish like to eat the trout spey fly. Yep. TGIF. Carrie Special $2.50 Select options Echo Trout Spey $499.99 Select options Kreelex $3.00 Select options Li’l Kim Copper $4.00 Select…
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More important than fly fishing
More important than fly fishing I’ve watched this speech number of times over the last nearly 30 years. Jimmy V gives a great speech. Not everybody can give a great speech. In fact very few can. Very few. Jimmy Valvano…
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Black Friday Sale!
From today through Sunday we will have a few select items at special prices for “Black Friday”. You can find everything on our sale page in our webstore. A lot of these items, like our “Dry Fly Master Kit”, make…
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Happy Headhunters Thanksgiving
Happy Headhunters Thanksgiving Have a great day with or without your family and friends today. A Thursday Throwback to November 2008. Our first year as Headhunters Fly Shop. We had just returned from taking the entire staff, less than 10…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Going Forward
Headhunters Fly Shop Going Forward We here at Headhunters feel pretty fortunate for 2020. We do, and we thank you the Headhunters out there. Our customers. Below is the outline for the Holiday period ahead of us. We are updating…
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Astrud Gilberto Stan Getz Girl from Ipanema
Astrud Gilberto Stan Getz Girl from Ipanema Still snowing. Calm. Perfect. About 6″ in Cascade. A bit less this morning in Craig. Calm. 8.5″ in Great Falls. More on the way here in Montana. So I drift towards Bossa Nova…
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Missouri River Montana Mid-September Fishing Report & Updates
Missouri River Montana Mid-September Fishing Report Water temps falling and currently 61F. Looks like it will be at or below this temps as we move into the remainder fo the month and on to October into winter. She has peaked…
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Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such
Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such Some housekeeping today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Hot out there this week as we already are flirting with triple digit daily air temps and that makes the fish sleepy too. Most fishing…
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River closures around Montana
River closures around Montan Several rivers in southwest Montana will close to fishing during the afternoon each day due to a seasonal rise in water temperatures. “Hoot-owl” restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction…
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Friday Foto and All is Well
Friday Foto and All is Well Feels like summer here in Craig Montana. Trico’s falling daily. PMD’s still in the mix. Caddis at a 10 year high. Hoppers getting chomped. Ants flying about. And this rock cairn on the river…
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Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly
Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly Great dry fly fishing this month. More ahead. Trico’s coming on strong. TGIF. The river is in perfect shape.
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Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report
Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report Facts for the day…meaning yesterday. Fishing reports are always, a day late! Today is a new day, and live it man! Flows dropping daily. Inflows at 4K-ish/Toston. Flows here under 6. Wade fishers paradise.…
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Friday July 10th Fishing Report
Friday July 10th Fishing Report Water levels just a hair above 7K. Not scheduled to fall today, but would not surprise us if it did. The water levels will follow the inflows, downward as we move through the month. Check…
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Dearborn River: Last Call
We were just about call an end to the Dearborn River Float season, but thanks to Mother Nature, the Dearborn just got a shot in the arm. Heavy rains in Central Montana have pushed the river up to the 400cfs…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Dearborn falling to 318cfs today. We are nearing the end of flatablilty. Maybe the remainder of the week though. Look us up for flies, shuttles, and info! Tomorrow is Monday. PMD’s will be on the menu.
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Headhunters Fly Shop Open Monday April 27
Headhunters Fly Shop Open Monday Montana State Governor Steve Bullock spoke at noon today about the opening of Montana Shelter in Place is lifted Sunday in Montana. The Stay at Home order will be lifted for Montana residents. 14 Day…
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The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20
The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20 Sunday was awful nice in Craig Montana. Nearly 60, light winds, with a ton of Montanans dragging their outdoor summer toys with vigor through our recently quiet fishing ‘burb. Here are the facts…
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Craig Caddis Fest Cancelled
Craig Caddis Fest Cancelled Another cancellation on the list this year includes the Craig Caddis Festival slated for the 16th, third Saturday in May. This annual event, the 15th annual, may be re-scheduled for August. Still thinking about that and…
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OPST Commando Smooth Sale!
The new-ish OPST Commando Smooth is on sale at 25% off starting today. Most spey anglers are familiar with the OPST Commando Head. It’s the head that started all of this “micro-skagit” stuff, and is the most popular single-handed spey…
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Trout Spey Outlook
We’re still in Trout Spey season on the Missouri, and the swing bite remains good. As the weather and river slowly warm, the fish continue to get more active. The Rainbow trout are spawning right now in good numbers. It’s…
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Fishing is Open. But not much else.
We are getting a boatload of questions regarding fishing, guiding and fly shop operations under the Statewide “Stay at Home” order that went into effect early Saturday morning. Bottom line: you can go fishing, but you will be “unsupported”. No…
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Last Call!
This afternoon Gov. Steve Bullock announced a Statewide “Stay at Home” order, similar to orders currently issued in many other states that order all non-essential business’ closed. We’ve been running a spartan operation all week, and this order shuts us…
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Cabins & Shuttles & Rental Boats… No Go.
Unfortunately, we have decided to close down our lodging at the Craig Trout Camp here at Headhunters. This closure will run from now until April 1, at which point we will re-assess. We made this decision after discussing it over…
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Craiglandia Phone Troubles. Standard.
We became aware today that some customers have had trouble getting through to us on the phone the last couple of days. Phone troubles are standard in Craig. Tin cans and string are more reliable. At any rate, we have…
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Zirdle Bug Olive St Pat’s Day!
Zirdle Bug Olive St Pat’s Day! A green fly for today. Tie them up if you nymph the big fly like the Zirdle Bug. Buy them up if you just want to watch re-runs or are glued to the TV.…
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E-Newsletter to Return!
A few years ago I quit sending out our E-Newsletter via email. Many of our customers liked it, and I received your emails requesting that we continue it. But I personally get tired of constant email communication in my inbox,…
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Two-hander Report
Darn good swing fishing for early March on the Missouri, and more than a few spey anglers out searching. At least when the weather is nice. The water is still chilly, and you’ll find fish in the deep slow tanks…
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February Blues and a Couple High Points
February Blues and a Couple High Points February pretty much sucks. Historically average fishing, that means for the winter months. Not comparing the February fishing to the summer months, but comparing it to the winter months. And average is just…
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TBT Squeeky’s 1st Fly Shop Gig
TBT Squeeky’s 1st Fly Shop Gig This was my first fly shop gig. My first fly fishing mentor Pat Ward opened this little shop, even a bit smaller than HH, in Gold Creek on the Naches River. The Naches is…
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Where Do Your Flies Live?
Another installment from Richard today on this very blog. The wildly popular Dick Magill. Angler series speaks of fly boxes, winter, and the tying bench today. Enjoy. Happy Hump Day. Book your spring trip. Discounts galore! Where Do Your Flies…
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Fly Fishing Film Tour in Helena Tuesday Nite February 11th!
Fly Fishing Film Tour in Helena Tuesday Nite February 11th Helena, MT 2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour Grandstreet Theatre Feb 11, 2020 at 7:00 PM (MST) Helena, Montana The Pat Barnes Missouri River chapter of Trout Unlimited is proud to bring…
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Fail Safe Headhunters Gift Card
Fail Safe Headhunters Gift Card Still looking for that fly fishing gift? Want to make the right decision for the angler in your life? Want to get him or her something they will love? From a small business, with personality,…
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Strong Trout Spey – Finally
So we’ve now had a week straight of solid swing fishing And the river seems to have stabilized. It’s still high for this time of year at 4600cfs, but it has stayed there for the last several days. Water temps…
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#Giving Tuesday UMOWA
#Giving Tuesday UMOWA Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance, UMOWA, would like a few bucks from you today. Why not throw a few casts at the organization that watches the Missouri River and has improved bank lines, brought about awareness of…
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Sunday Scenery Sunset Spey
The longest lasting and most incredible sunset I’ve witnessed in a long time occurred the other night. Mike, James and I had a hard time concentrating on fishing. The swing bite had been fantastic all day, until this last run.…
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OPST Micro Skagit Rods
We’ve just received a handful of the new OPST Micro Skagit rods designed by Skagit legend Ed Ward. We’ve been excited to see these long-awaited rods, and feel fortunate to have gotten in on the initial small run, which was…
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Trout Spey Camp Roundup
above: Whitney Gould offers some tips to one of the casting competition competitors. WHAT A CRAZY WEEK! Somehow, we managed to set up for, hold, and clean up after a 3+ day event at the shop and get to Denver…
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Headhunters has Guides
Headhunters has Guides Shane Wilson above laughing with his guests Tuesday, Need a fly fishing guide on the Missouri River Montana? Headhunters has guides. A bundle of full time ones. Available all the way thru Christmas. And beyond. Call today…
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Trout Spey Gear Roundup 2019-20
It’s time for our annual Trout Spey Gear Roundup as “Swing Season” approaches. A month from today we will be getting after it pretty hard (some of us are now), and in two months we wont be doing much else.…
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